Craig Groeschel Books & Studies

Struggling with Doubt Doesn't Make You a Bad Christian--It Might Be What Saves Your Faith.

If you're secretly wrestling with questions about God, faith, or the Bible, you're not alone--and you're not broken.

In The Benefit of Doubt, bestselling pastor Craig Groeschel shows how your hardest spiritual questions can actually deepen your faith, not destroy it. Instead of hiding from doubt, Groeschel invites you to bring it into the light--and watch what God can do with it.

Through candid stories, biblical insight, and real-life struggles, Groeschel reframes doubt as a path, not a problem. With humor, humility, and hope, he walks alongside you to explore the most common (and often unspoken) spiritual questions--not with judgment, but with wisdom and empathy.

What You'll Learn:

• Why doubt doesn't mean your faith is weak--it means you're asking the right questions
• What to do when God feels silent, distant, or absent
• How to reconcile science and Scripture without giving up either
• Why unanswered prayers don't mean unanswered purpose
• How to talk about spiritual questions in communities that value certainty
• Why Jesus is still worth following, even when Christians fall short

How Readers Are Using This Book:

"This helped me reopen conversations with my teen about faith and doubt--without shame."

"We used this in our small group, and it unlocked a whole new level of honesty."

Readers are

• Using the book's reflection prompts for journaling or discussion
• Bringing it into small-group studies, church leadership circles, and counseling contexts
• Rebuilding faith after spiritual deconstruction or burnout
• Sharing it with teens, new believers, or friends quietly questioning their faith

Who This Book Is For:

• Christians silently struggling with doubt or spiritual disconnection
• Small-group leaders navigating honest faith conversations
• Believers going through deconstruction but still longing for God
• Pastors, parents, and mentors helping others process faith questions with compassion

Doubt isn't a dead end. It's an invitation to something deeper.

The Benefit of Doubt will help you rediscover a faith that not only can withstand your hardest questions but sees those questions as a way to draw closer to God.

Your doubts are an invitation to a deeper faith.

Have you ever felt alone in your doubts? Or like you're the only one with questions about your beliefs? If so, you're in good company. Many heroes of the faith struggled with doubt—including C. S. Lewis, Martin Luther, and Mother Teresa.

The good news is that having doubts about your faith doesn't mean you're not a faithful follower of Jesus. In fact, doubt indicates a desire for authentic faith. Often, it is the struggle of confronting your doubts that will lead you to a greater understanding of what you believe—and a deeper faith.

In The Benefit of Doubt Workbook, which accompanies the book of the same name, pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel draws on scriptural truths, biblical characters, and church history to lead you through your doubts. You'll dig deeper into some of the tough-to-answer questions that believers in Christ often ask, including:

• Why should I believe God is good?
• Why doesn't God answer my prayers?
• Why does God feel so far away?
• Why would God send people to hell?

If you're ready to face and embrace your doubts, this workbook will provide you with thought-provoking questions and opportunities to understand your doubts and find deeper faith in the truth.

This workbook is a companion to The Benefit of Doubt by Craig Groeschel. In each of the ten sessions, you'll examine a passage of Scripture that addresses common doubts, and then you'll get to assess your own beliefs about these topics.

Experience the joy, freedom, and fulfillment God wants for you by learning the key to making God-glorifying choices: the power of pre-decision.

What if we actually have the ability to break free from the pitfalls of impulsive decisions and develop positive, godly habits? What if becoming the person you want to be starts now, before you make a decision?

Craig Groeschel—author of Winning the War in Your Mind—will empower you to put into action seven life-defining pre-decisions that will help you overcome the daily temptations, distractions, and influences that constantly bombard us. Drawing on Scripture, story, and the latest research into human behavior, Think Ahead will help you:

• Understand the science behind your decision-making habits.
• Equip you with the tools to avoid sinful and damaging patterns.
• Overcome decision fatigue and debilitating fears.
• See how your small choices shape the kind of Christ-follower you become.

Pastor Craig knows from personal experience and as a counselor to others what it's like to feel stuck or overwhelmed. Think Ahead is your playbook for defining and putting into action seven life-defining, God-glorifying I will statements that you can make today to prepare you for your big moments tomorrow.

The Quality of Our Decisions Determines the Quality of Our Lives.

Why is it so hard to make good choices and avoid decision-making that we later regret? What happens between our good intentions and the choices we actually make in the moment? Is there a reliable way to break the cycle and make wiser decisions?

In the Think Ahead Workbook (which accompanies the Think Ahead book), Craig Groeschel draws profound connections between the truths of Scripture and the latest research in human behavioral psychology to help you unlock the power of "pre-deciding." Learn how to position yourself to make the choices you really want to make and avoid the missteps and bad decisions.

Key Takeaways from this Workbook:

• Learn the science behind many of our decision-making habits.
• Discover how our small choices shape the kind of people we become.
• Take practical steps to combat decision fatigue.
• Develop the ability to diminish the role of emotions in decision-making.

Are you ready to make God-honoring decisions and live the life you really want to live? This official workbook will provide you with a clear biblical path on how to get there and think ahead.